can I put raw compost materials directly into the garden?

Answer 1

Yes you can. Make sure that you turn them under the soil so they will decompose faster. I work chopped up leaves into my garden every fall and top dress with the same again turning them under in the spring. Be aware that Kitchen scraps can, and probably will, attract rodents.

Good luck with your gardening.

Answer 2

Yes, and if you aren't in a big hurry, it can save you the step of hauling finished compost from the compost pile or box out to the garden. It will take longer for the materials to decompose than if they were in a traditional compost pile, but you can bring your eggshells, banana peels, vegetable scraps, non-diseased garden clippings, etc., all out to the garden. You can either make a shallow trench and put the materials in there, or just pile them on top of the soil. If you have fallen leaves or grass clippings, pile those over the other stuff. By spring the materials will have decomposed. You will want to dig them and mix them into the soil before you plant in that area so that the nutrients from the different materials are more evenly distributed.

Answer 3

By raw compost do you mean uncomposted organic material? If yes, you can do it but it produces an uneven distribution of nutrients and it takes a longer time for the nutrients to be available. Don't use animal scraps because you can draw things like raccoons, etc.

If you have time and space it's best to compost the material first.

Answer 4

you could. you can do anything you want, but it's not recommended. composting "cooks" the mix, breaking down the fibrous vegatable matter and releasing the nutrients into the general mix.